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ECC Library now has a Kindle loaded with paralegal resources that you can check out and take home with you!

Titles include:

How to Become a Paralegal

How to Find a Paralegal Job

Paralegal Careers for Dummies

The Empowered Paralegal

and several more!

The process works just like checking out a book: Ask for the Kindle at the Circulation Desk. You will need your Student ID to check it out. You can take the Kindle home with you for the usual 3 week checkout period.

If you have further questions, please contact the Circulation Desk at 847-214-7337 or via email.

On our library page, we occasionally post polls about YOUR use of library services, resources, and other information. Past polls have included the use of IM Chat, where do you start when doing research, and if you have attended a library instruction session. You can find the most current poll in the bottom left corner of the library’s webpage. Click on View to see up-to-the-minute poll results.

The latest poll centered on “What is your favorite library database?” Overwhelmingly, EBSCO came out on top with 32% of the 110 votes. EBSCO has thousands of full text articles available in many different subject areas, as well as specialized databases for ESL and Psychology.

ProQuest earned the second spot, with 12% of the vote. ProQuest has the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, as well as Ethnic NewsWatch and Nursing & Allied Health databases.

Surprisingly, almost 1/4 of those who took the poll didn’t know what a database was. Stop by the library for a quick tutorial. It will make research so much easier!

To get to the library’s databases, click from our webpage under Search for Articles & More. A list of the most popular databases can be found under Quick Links.

Our previous poll was “Which e-reader do you use?” Out of 164 votes, 96 (or 59%) did not own an e-reader. The most popular device was an iPad (14%), followed by Kindle (12%) and Nook (7%).

Weigh in with your opinion and check out our website for new polls every few weeks!